Review - DP Turbo Car Dryer

[GearHead_1]

Honestly it's the biggest piece of crap. The hose pops off every time I use it. There's nothing that I can do no matter what I try that makes it not pop off. Essentially a $140 paperweight. I bought a mini metro blaster and that works just as good and is 100X better design.

There is no defending a product that leaves a factory as well know as ShopVac (they have a decent reputation) with a design flaw like this. That said and though you shouldn't need to, it's an easy fix and the product really works quite well when the hose isn't popping out. Can't remember how I use to dry door jambs, mirrors and the likes before I had it. The price point is such that people who couldn't or wouldn't spring for the MetroVac can still have a blower. That would be me.

 

[ShawnF350]

Hard to tell by the photos but is that an adapter your screwing to the DP unit? Then you attach the hose to it?
The adapter is what blows off ?

Another alternative if you drill a straight hole and No need for worrying about a screw nor the silicone.

A small head on one of these type fasteners.....come in so many sizes these days

 

[GearHead_1]

Hard to tell by the photos but is that an adapter your screwing to the DP unit? Then you attach the hose to it?
The adapter is what blows off ?

Yeah, my photos are horrible. I guess you could call it an adaptor or spacer. It's just the piece they provide with the blower and the weak link in the design. If they would have just made a receiver on the blower that accepts the fittings already provided on the hose it would have been a great design. I've thought about this and the only reason that makes any sense to me as to why they may have done this is becasuse this motor is used in other applications (like the top of a dual purpose, removable blower/vac, ShopVac). I think this is how they made an inexpesive fix to give this motor one more application. Just doesn't make sense to me but what do I know?

 

[ShawnF350]

Gearhead..I edited my above post.. you think that might work?

 

[GearHead_1]

Absolutely, had some in the drawer right below the work bench I was working on. I considered these, the only reason I used the screws as opposed to just gluing the hose in was for it to be easily removed. The hose is flimsy, the channel is thin, push fasteners sometimes take a bit of wrangling to remove and I didn't want to tear things up should I ever want to remove it. You of course, would not need to put push fasteners in the channel but your holes would be on an angle as it's a tapered snout, the holes would of course be a bit larger with push fasteners. The truth is, once it's firmlly attached, I don't think you'd ever want to take it off. The whole front nozzle comes off with 2 screws and could be easily replaced. As I indicated the silicone is likely overkill.

There are several ways to skin this cat, push fasteners would be fine.

 

[ShawnF350]

Absolutely, had some in the drawer right below the work bench I was working on. I considered these, the only reason I used the screws as opposed to just gluing the hose in was for it to be easily removed. The hose is flimsy, the channel is thin, push fasteners sometimes take a bit of wrangling to remove and I didn't want to tear things up should I ever want to remove it. You of course, would not need to put push fasteners in the channel but your holes would be on an angle as it's a tapered snout, the holes would of course be a bit larger with push fasteners. The truth is, once it's firmlly attached, I don't think you'd ever want to take it off. The whole front nozzle comes off with 2 screws and could be easily replaced. As I indicated the silicone is likely overkill.

There are several ways to skin this cat, push fasteners would be fine.

What I've learned with push fasteners is to cut the head off to remove so not to damage anything. You could probably push the remaining piece right into the hose after that.
But the screws work just as well.

 

[Pats300zx]

I think I might try and fix mine with fasteners. I don't even use it anymore cause I am so sick of the hose flying off. I would have thing that Shop Vac would have come up with some type of fix for this by now.

 

[Migue]

*UPDATE*

Thanks again Gearhead for the suggestion, just got done doing mine earlier and it feels very sturdy. I doubt that thing will ever come off again . I also went ahead and grabbed a shoulder strap from a duffle bag and hooked it to one of the handles, works like a charm and now it'll be a lot more comfortable and efficient to use this thing.